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<blockquote data-quote="SmokinM" data-source="post: 1453602" data-attributes="member: 21382"><p>No I think the liquid feed most say to figure 1.5-2 lbs. a day. Sorry I wrote that kind of confusing. My point was to figure your numbers is to take that rate time 365 to figure what it costs you to feed. Minerals at 4oz. a day on what I feed (wind & rain)is pretty much dead on, but they eat none some days and a lot other days but the average is correct. My experience with liquid feed is similar. </p><p></p><p>Clear as mud right?</p><p></p><p>I have seen a lot of guys that don't use minerals put them out, all they hear is 4 oz. a day, 20 cows eat a bag in 24 hrs. They go darn 4oz. a day my azz and quit feeding it but don't get their cows are deficient in something obviously. Just say hell I can't afford to feed that. If they stuck with it the cows catch up and slow way down. Same is true on the liquid feed. Tubs in my experience don't show it as bad because if they are the cooked hard ones they physically can't eat as much. It's like trying to eat 100 lollipops in a day you just get tired of licking. All that being said you do pay a premium for the convenience of liquid feed and depending on your setup can replace that nutrition cheaper.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SmokinM, post: 1453602, member: 21382"] No I think the liquid feed most say to figure 1.5-2 lbs. a day. Sorry I wrote that kind of confusing. My point was to figure your numbers is to take that rate time 365 to figure what it costs you to feed. Minerals at 4oz. a day on what I feed (wind & rain)is pretty much dead on, but they eat none some days and a lot other days but the average is correct. My experience with liquid feed is similar. Clear as mud right? I have seen a lot of guys that don't use minerals put them out, all they hear is 4 oz. a day, 20 cows eat a bag in 24 hrs. They go darn 4oz. a day my azz and quit feeding it but don't get their cows are deficient in something obviously. Just say hell I can't afford to feed that. If they stuck with it the cows catch up and slow way down. Same is true on the liquid feed. Tubs in my experience don't show it as bad because if they are the cooked hard ones they physically can't eat as much. It's like trying to eat 100 lollipops in a day you just get tired of licking. All that being said you do pay a premium for the convenience of liquid feed and depending on your setup can replace that nutrition cheaper. [/QUOTE]
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